JMC Deans of Color Lead With a Purpose: A Qualitative Study

This qualitative study contextualized the leadership experiences of journalism and mass communication (JMC) deans who self-identified as persons of color. While anonymously participating in a virtual focus group, these deans expressed bringing a higher purpose to leading their programs. This study aims to elucidate the benefits of increasing the diversity of JMC leadership and illuminate the need to improve the working environment for current and future JMC leaders of color

Individualized assessment of residual cognition in patients with disorders of consciousness

Patients diagnosed with disorders of consciousness show minimal or inconsistent behavioural evidence of conscious awareness. However, using functional neuroimaging, recent research in clinical neuroscience has identified a subpopulation of these patients who reliably produce neural markers indicative of awareness. In this study, we recorded electroencephalograms during a response-free movie task to assess narrative processing in patients with disorders of consciousness. Thirteen patients diagnosed with a disorder of consciousness and 28 healthy controls participated in this study. We designed a movie-watching/listening paradigm involving two suspenseful movie clips, one audiovisual and one audio-only, and used electroencephalography to extract patterns of brain activity that were maximally correlated between subjects. These activity patterns served as electrophysiological indices of narrative processing, which were compared to the neural responses of patients during the same movies. Our analysis revealed two patterns of neural activity, one for each movie condition, that were significantly and reliably correlated between healthy participants. Of the twelve patients who watched the audiovisual movie, 25% produced a pattern of activity that was significantly correlated with the healthy group, while of the ten who listened to the audio narrative, 30% produced electrophysiological patterns similar to controls (one patient responded appropriately to both). The method presented here allows for rapid bedside assessment of higher-order cognitive processing in patients with disorders of consciousness. By leveraging the common neural response to movie stimuli, we were able to identify comparable patterns of brain activity in individual, behaviourally non-responsive patients, reflecting a capacity for narrative processing

Teacher Collaboration: Implications for New Mathematics Teachers

One increasingly popular way of supporting new teachers is through the use of mentoring. New teachers are often paired with mentors as one of a number of supports meant to aid new teachers as they begin their career. The various types of mentoring range from school based mentors assigned by the school to specialty mentors, such as math coaches. Examples of other types of supports that are thought of as separate from formal mentoring are lesson studies, professional development schools, professional development workshops supported by local universities, teacher networks and sponsored professional development. Given the popularity of policies promoting support for new teachers, we explore specific supports for new teachers in addition to characteristics of these supports by focusing on two new alternatively certified mathematics. Through observations and both formal and informal interviews that span a year, we gained insight into the various influences on these two teachers’ practice in mathematics and considered how these might inform future practices aimed at supporting new teachers

Lineamiento estategico para la formulacion de un plan de desarrollo turistico para la comuna de Curepto, Region del Maule

184 p.El propósito de esta investigación es diseñar lineamientos estratégicos para la formulación de un Plan de Desarrollo Turístico, para permitir a la comunidad mostrar todos sus atributos turísticos (Atractivos, Actividades, Planta, Infraestructura, entre otros) a nivel comunal, regional y nacional, a fin de aumentar el flujo de turistas que recibe la comuna cada año, logrando impactos positivos tanto a nivel económico como sociocultural. Para lograr este propósito, la información se recabó tanto de fuentes primarias como secundarias. Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica sobre todos los temas relacionados con un Plan de Desarrollo Turístico, de Curepto, y con el tema turismo en general. Esta revisión bibliográfica ayudó a determinar el público objetivo, identificando la demanda potencial en términos cualitativos, obteniendo conclusiones importantes sobre todo de los distintos gustos y preferencias que tienen las personas de los distintos estratos socioeconómicos al momento de vacacionar. En tanto las fuentes primarias fueron compuestas por las siguientes actividades: grupos foco, entrevistas en profundidad, entrevistas con informantes claves, observación directa y encuestas. La información que se obtuvo permitió conocer lo que piensan los cureptanos sobre el pueblo y cuales son sus proyecciones en el tema del turismo. Se entrevistaron actores como las autoridades locales, microempresarios de la comuna y a residentes, además de una entrevista con la encargada del Departamento de Planificación de la oficina de Sernatur de la Región del Maule, y con el Director Regional de Sernatur. Así se estableció la realidad que vive Curepto en el tema Turismo, sus principales falencias, limitaciones, fortalezas y oportunidades. Las principales conclusiones sobre el estudio, apuntan a que Curepto posee un potencial turístico que está en desarrollo en el turismo. Pero existe un gran déficit en la planta turística, por lo que se deben hacer muchos esfuerzos para introducir y mejorar el servicio y ofrecer lugares atractivos para el visitante, más cómodos, acogedores y con sólida infraestructura vial. Dado lo anterior se formula un lineamiento estratégico de Pladetur que servirá de gran apoyo para el municipio y la comunidad en general. Finalmente, y como resultado de todos los estudios realizados, se concluye que el turismo forma parte importante y fundamental de una futura gran actividad económica para la comuna de Curepto

Higher longevity and fecundity of Chrysoperla carnea, a predator of olive pests, on some native flowering Mediterranean plants

International audienceAbstractBiological control is the use of natural enemies, such as predators, of crop pests. For instance, Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) is a major predator of olive grove pests. To favor the abundance of C. carnea, flowering plants should provide them with carbohydrates. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the biology of flowering plants that grow in olive groves. Therefore, we studied in the laboratory 11 native Mediterranean plants commonly found in traditional olive orchards as food sources for C. carnea adults. Male and female longevity and female lifetime fecundity were measured on a daily base. Plant nectar and pollen were quantified by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography analysis (HPAEC-PAD). Our results show that the longevity of C. carnea females was higher, of 17 days, when fed with Conopodium majus flowers, and of 14 days when fed with Lonicera hispanica flowers. Female fecundity was higher for C. carnea individuals fed with C. majus, giving 71 eggs, and with Foeniculum vulgare, giving 66 eggs, than for C. carnea individuals fed with L. hispanica (19 eggs) and Asparagus acutifolius (4 eggs). These findings are explained by the higher concentration of trehalose in plant nectar and pollen. To our knowledge, this is the first study evaluating the sugar profile and content of Mediterranean flower plants as food resource of C. carnea adults indicating that trehalose content in pollen and nectar has a key role in C. carnea fecundity and longevity

Relationship between the anterior forebrain mesocircuit and the default mode network in the structural bases of disorders of consciousness

The specific neural bases of disorders of consciousness (DOC) are still not well understood. Some studies have suggested that functional and structural impairments in the default mode network may play a role in explaining these disorders. In contrast, others have proposed that dysfunctions in the anterior forebrain mesocircuit involving striatum, globus pallidus, and thalamus may be the main underlying mechanism. Here, we provide the first report of structural integrity of fiber tracts connecting the nodes of the mesocircuit and the default mode network in 8 patients with DOC. We found evidence of significant damage to subcortico-cortical and cortico-cortical fibers, which were more severe in vegetative state patients and correlated with clinical severity as determined by Coma Recovery Scale - Revised (CRS-R) scores. In contrast, fiber tracts interconnecting subcortical nodes were not significantly impaired. Lastly, we found significant damage in all fiber tracts connecting the precuneus with cortical and subcortical areas. Our results suggest a strong relationship between the default mode network - and most importantly the precuneus - and the anterior forebrain mesocircuit in the neural basis of the DOC